Road-cart



S. CRAIG.

(No Model.)

ROAD CART.

No. 389,444. Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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ROAD-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,444, dated September 11, 1888.

Application filed June 2, 188B To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL CRAIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Holmesburg, ih the county ot' Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road-Carts; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rIhis invention relates to sulkies, and has for its object the provision of a road-cart or two-wheeled vehicle that will be simple and compact in construction, and which will be comfortable and overcome in a measure the 2o jolting occasioned by the motion ofthe horse,

which is the chiet1 objection against this class of vehicles.

The improvement consists of the novel devices for connecting the body with the thills, which hereinafter will be more particularly described and claimed, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a snlky embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a rear end view of the sulky; and Fig. 3, a detail perspective view of the ends of the C and the cross springs detached, showing their relative position and the means for connecting the springs together.

The thills A are attached to the axle B, and are strengthened by the braces C, which are interposed between the axle and the thills. The vehicle-body D is connected at its front end with the cross-bar a ofthe thills by the hangers E, which are fastened at their lower ends to the said body, and have their upper ends pivotally connected to the brackets F, depending from the cross-bar a, by the bolts e. The

The lower ends of the C- springs are secured to the under side of the axle by the clips J. The upper ends of the C- springs have curved recesses t', and the ends of the cross-spring have corresponding curved recesses, h.. The coupling K, for connecting the ends ot' the C and cross springs, has its head k at one end at right angles toits head It at the other end, the two heads having longitudi nal openings. The head fits in the recess 7L and is held to the spring H by the boltm, and the head k lits in the recess i) and is held to the spring I by the bolt m. rIhe axle is provided at its ends with the wheels M.

It will be observed that the Csprings I Iare parallel with the line of draft of the sulky and act in opposition to the hangers E E and the motion of the thills to prevent any oscillating motion of the body D, and are parallel with one another to act in conjunction to effect the desired result.

Having thus described my invention,what I I claim, and desire to secure byk Letters Patent, is-

'I'he herein-described road-cart, composed of the axle having wheels at its ends, the thills secured to the axle and strengthened by suitable braces whieh are interposed between the axle and the thills, the body, the hangers secured to the front end of the body and having a pivotal connection with the crossbar ofthe thills, the bolster secured tothe rear end of the body, the cross-spring having recesses in its ends,the C-springs fastened to the axle and extending parallel with one another in the rear of and at right angles to the said axle and having recesses in their upper ends, and the couplings having transverse openings at each end and having said ends fittedin therecesses in the springs and pivotally connected with the springs by bolts, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL CRAIG.

Vitnesses DAVID J. ScHULL, WM. M. FROST. 

